The First Magic World War

Wood Brandon, his hand gripping a small tree branch, pointed at the ground. Even as a Sacred level almost at its peak, he still felt greatly drained.

Just now, he had lost count of how many Mirror Shadows he had killed. At this moment, only six ancient warriors of the Mirror Shadows remained by his side, the rest had all perished in battle.

But Charles had disappeared without a trace, having somehow found a weakness in the Spiritual Hunting Dogs and now, even these conceptual creatures could not locate him.

This was the disadvantage of being on the enemy's turf; Charles could hide, but Wood Brandon did not know where.

Moreover, in Charles' Mirror World, he couldn't recover his strength; the Blood Clan's energy depleted bit by bit, unlike in the outside world where he could freely draw energy from the void to replenish himself.

Wood Brandon said lightly, "If you plan to wear me down with such crude strategies, I must say, you've miscalculated. I have a thousand ways to find you and defeat you in the blink of an eye."

Charles did not hear these words; the best method of hiding was — distance!

From the beginning, he had no intention of engaging Wood Brandon in a one-on-one fight to the death. By unleashing the Mirror Shadows to entangle Wood Brandon, he had returned to Arcadia Port.

As for why the Spiritual Hunting Dogs couldn't find him, it was because... he was aboard the 'Emilia Vessel.'

The two massive Legendary Warships had already entered the Mirror World; their forms in the Mirror World were completely different from the outside.

The Holy Light Divine State Title appeared as a twisted mass of several monsters woven together, a creature part tree, part sea serpent with a long slender body, and half whale-half giantess, all covered with glowing red eyes.

Just looking at it once more was unbearable for Charles, which is why he stayed aboard the Emilia Vessel.

He now dared not board the Holy Light Divine State Title, for the Legendary Warship emitted dense murmurs, strange tones echoing through the void that could be faintly heard even hundreds of kilometers away.

Wood Brandon had not heard them yet because he was much farther than several hundred kilometers from Charles.

The Emilia Vessel was much more normal; it was a massive skeleton giant, floating evenly in the air. Emilia sat in Charles' lap, exceedingly happy, incessantly asking him, "Daddy! Are we going to have a picnic with mommy and brother?"

Gareth crouched at one side, always feeling that if it were a family picnic, his role might not be that of a brother, but — food!

This good eldest son, not far from reaching the Sacred level peak, lived in constant fear every day. He even faintly sensed that he had somehow grown onto the Emilia Vessel.

Yes, in that sense of having grown onto it.

He could even guess why this was happening. He and the Emilia Vessel were becoming increasingly inseparable, unable even to leave this damned monster ship by a few dozen kilometers, yet Emilia seemed to be gaining much more freedom. Initially, she probably couldn't even take a step away, but now she could even run onto other ships to stroll.

It was just that Emilia was always very careful, never daring to step within reach of the Holy Light Divine State Title!

Not that he refused to board the Holy Light Divine State Title, but he was unwilling to even come within hundreds of meters of the ship.

Although Emilia often called for her mom and dad and was indeed a 'descendant' of Omibella, she clearly felt no affection for Omibella, filled with fear and emptiness, and perhaps even a bit of madness. Toward her brother Amon, she only showed caution, devoid of kinship.

On the contrary, Emilia had some real affection for Charles and Gareth—at least when she lay on Charles, she would always consciously suppress the surging energy within her body to reduce her father's stress.

Gareth was almost reaching the "twenty-fourth level"; he had been feeding off his sister's "snacks" quite a bit. In that regard alone, even Duke Mosleyd wasn't as kind to him.

Underneath the shadow of Evil Energy on board the Emilia Vessel, Charles could occasionally see Spiritual Hunting Dogs rushing past, yet they completely ignored the two gigantic Legendary Warships and continued their vigilant search for targets.

Charles did not understand why the Emilia Vessel could shield these Spiritual Hunting Dogs; he had originally thought no one could stop the Spiritual Hunting Dogs from chasing and hunting. Now, being able to avoid these creatures, he felt a bit relieved.

Charles casually said, "Let's head to the battlefield."

In the Mirror World, the two Legendary Warships assumed completely different postures and gained completely different capabilities. They could both ascend into the sky and travel through it—a capability unavailable outside.

Several hours later, Wood Brandon had regained his majestic appearance but had not summoned any more Mirror Shadows, as he needed to conserve precious energy to kill Charles.

He was very patient, applying his abilities to decipher Charles' Mirror World. He had even vaguely figured out Charles' pattern of movement. Just then, he suddenly looked into the void and saw two terrifying, horrifying, indescribable, bizarre, and Evil Wraith-filled warships, or rather monsters, soaring into the sky.

Wood Brandon did not hesitate but put all his effort into breaking the Mirror World. When Charles arrived at the scene with the two Legendary Warships, Wood Brandon had finally broken through Charles' Mirror World and escaped without hesitation.

Charles immediately emerged from the Mirror World, but in the next second, he saw Wood Brandon disappearing into a Magic Mirror, which then also vanished into the air.

Charles spread his hands helplessly and said, "Indeed, as expected of an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years, his speed of escape is unmatched."

Charles turned back to his own Mirror World, intending to transform the Holy Light Divine State Title back into a Gold Ring and also to send out the Emilia Vessel. However, he saw in the Mirror World, there was still one "person."

Well, or rather, not a person, but a Mirror Shadow.

The Mirror Shadow that Wood Brandon had controlled had left one behind.

This man had a face full of regret and an unshaven beard, and he seemed not to have groomed for a long while, looking extremely unkempt. Charles initially did not recognize him, but now he did—it was Zimmerman Axel Robin.

This figure, who had once stirred the entire continent, gave Charles a brilliant smile, which made Charles feel utterly uneasy—nothing about him was right.

This Zimmerman was indeed a Mirror Shadow, but not just any ordinary Mirror Shadow!

It inexplicably came to life.

Charles did not take out any weapons and even purposefully stored the Holy Light Divine State Title, transforming it into a Gold Ring. He then waved over Emilia and hugged his "daughter," ready to swing at any moment. Then, with a radiant smile, he said, "My old friend! Long time no see."